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ProPublica @propublica.org · 3h
ProPublica designed a reporting experiment to demonstrate how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. We succeeded in opening two schools. No credentials or background checks required.
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How ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 Hours
The reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 2h
these people are so fucking stupid that it’s embarrassing to inhabit the same planet
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 10/10/2026
My god. A Virginia data center ran backup diesel generators full blast for 24 hours, creating a giant cloud of toxic smoke that choked its human neighbors. The government claimed there was nothing they could do.
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Virginia Data Center Ran Diesel Generators for 24 Hours. Residents Fled Their Homes
Virginia data center diesel generators ran nearly 24 hours during a Code Red alert, leaving neighbors with no regulatory recourse under current state permits.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 9h
Ukraine blows up Russian data centres and immediately and mysteriously online talk about Germany’s Far Right AfD virtually disappears. Stop Putin you stop the Far Right.
Chart showing online talk about the AfD going off a cliff edge
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 12h
An enraging and essential piece of reporting.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 10/10/2026
WATCH: Reporter Jake Pearson had an idea: Ask ProPublica editors for $$$, mimic the patterns of a problem gambler on DraftKings and see if the app would encourage his recklessness. What he didn’t expect was how little pushback he’d get as he spiraled.
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I Gambled Away $10K to See If DraftKings Would Stop Me
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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is clearly not acceptable
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/10/2026
“There was zero plan, except causing pain,” said one U.N. official about the Trump administration’s decision to stop funding the group with no notice or communication. “And that is not forgivable.” (Published Dec. 2025)
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After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Your boss was trying to incite a racist pogrom yesterday, Markwayne
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
An amazingly stark example of how the US economy has broken: Zaslav clears nearly a *billion* dollars amid a CEO tenure where he made basically anything he touched worse, harmed multiple prestigious brands, led huge layoffs—but delivered a corrupt merger for shareholders. variety.com/2026/tv/news...
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David Zaslav Gets $606 Million Payout From Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
David Zaslav will receive $606 million as he leaves Warner Bros. Discovery, after the company's merger with David Ellison's Paramount was completed.
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Chris Kluwe, adjudicated poaster @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Love that my opponent is trying to paint me as someone who wants political violence and meanwhile her party is going to execute someone on live tv (after already murdering multiple citizens in the streets and fishermen in boats)
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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Man who won’t give his employees piss breaks claims many piss breaks on the horizon
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Every woman who comes forward and lays her trauma bare for the world to see does so hoping it will lead to a better world for women. It never does. And yet, we keep trying.
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Read the whole thread. "A Nazi trillionaire is trying to buy a seat" seems like it should be a pretty easy Democratic campaign line in just about every race in the country.
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hopelessbusiness @hamsinthewest.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It’s a shame more people won’t see Digger, a surprisingly cynical and bleak commentary on how art no longer has the power to change things that also mocks Tom Cruise a lot.
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is slightly out of my normal lane, and I could charge six (hell maybe seven) figure to deliver this message as a consultant, but I’m gonna do it for free. Because I’m ✨enraged✨ People in the think tank/policy/inside the beltway DC world have ABSOLUTELY NO CLUE how mad people are abt Cornell. 🧵
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Gayton Gomez @gpgomez.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The Canada/Buffalo love is real and Donald Trump can't kill it. Niagara Falls to light up as a thank you to Bills fans for Canadian anthem singing buffalonews.com/news/local/a...
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Niagara Falls to light up as a thank you to Bills fans for Canadian anthem singing
On Saturday, Ontario tourism officials will light up the Horseshoe Falls in red, white and blue to say “thank you” to the Bills, Buffalo fans and Visit Buffalo for singing the Canadian national anthem...
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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Blue collar work is skilled and vital. It destroys your body with remarkable speed. I come from an HVAC family. My brother dropped out of college shy of his mechanical engineering degree because, quote, "I was 22, knew everything, and wanted money". Now he's 41, stuck, and in constant pain.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse.
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Jeff McDonald @jmcdonaldsa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In a stance that puts him at odds with other notable NBA stars, Victor Wembanyama says he would never lend his name to FanDuel, Polymarket or any other sports betting site. “Honestly, I think it’s very sad to see some players promote it,” he said. www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
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Would Victor Wembanyama ever endorse FanDuel or Polymarket? Don't bet on it
In a stance that puts him at odds with other NBA stars, the Spurs' Victor Wembanyama says he would never lend his name to a sports betting site
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 01/10/2026
A woman who filed a lawsuit saying she was sexually assaulted by seven men at a Cornell University fraternity house told campus police that she could "say with 100% confidence I was raped."
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Transcript shows woman told Cornell police 2 years ago she was 100% confident she was raped
A woman who filed a lawsuit saying she was sexually assaulted by seven men at a Cornell University fraternity house told campus police that she could “say with 100% confidence I was raped.”
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Paste Magazine @pastemagazine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Macklemore's "Free Palestine" tour sells out immediately
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Macklemore's "Free Palestine" tour sells out immediately
The rapper's three-day tour includes stops in Dublin, Paris, and London, all scheduled for the last week of October.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 29/09/2026
Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future theonion.com/cornell-vows...
Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I like that in becoming a nazi, you get glowing coverage as a brave iconoclast, and then when you stop being a nazi, you’re get glowing coverage as a brave dissident. Money coming and going. Only way you lose is having normal opinions like “racism bad” bsky.app/profile/trac...
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The idea that people want AI oversight to happen "all of a sudden" ignores years of research, warnings, and policy efforts. The delay hasn’t been a lack of awareness; it’s been because of years of industry lobbying against regulation, political resistance, and inaction.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026
Juvenile crime is on the decline in Tennessee, but officials plan to spend millions on two new youth prisons. “The argument that’s made is that [juvenile crime is] worse than ever,” said one advocate, but “the data doesn’t back that up.” with @wpln.bsky.social
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Across the Country, Youth Prisons Are Closing. This State Is Building More.
Tennessee officials say they need more high-security facilities for kids who commit crimes. Experts say this approach flies in the face of crime data and research that shows youth prisons are not reha...
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50joules.bsky.social @50joules.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will
The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.
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KnitHacker @knithacker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Gorgeous Glasswork Hat Designed By Mitsziko ... It's All In The Details! 👉 knithacker.com/2023/09/gorg... #knitting #handmade
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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Lucy Moore - Autumn Burst. Acrylic on canvas. 2025.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 26/09/2026
Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
There are too many people in congress who would be happier doing this, and that's part of why our politics is so stupid bsky.app/profile/avit...
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Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Interviewing the inventor of napalm about his hats
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/09/2026
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter. (Published Jan. 2025)
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A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends....
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Tapestry created by women artisans of the Otomi, Mexico (artist makers names unknown) #WomensArt
Long rectangular embroidery on cream cloth featuring images of a bird, rabbit and plants with blossoms in stripes and bright colours
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BAKER @fuckyoubaker.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
MUCH RESPECT TO PEOPLE NICER THAN ME
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 22/09/2026
The outright refusal to treat white supremacy as an ideology which motivates action and treat it as generally objectionable is what allows this strategy to be viable for Elon Musk.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Rough day for Susan Collins in the local Maine press, where ProPublica's bombshell story is the lead story.
Screengrab from WNTWScreengrab from Maine PublicScreengrab from Portland Press HeraldScreengrab from Bangor Daily News
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
There is no defeating fascism without a broad, anti-corruption crusade
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hopelessbusiness @hamsinthewest.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
And you know who could not care less about where people were originally from? Native New Yorkers. They very much believe NYC is the greatest place on earth and get why everyone would want to live there. They’re often more confused by why anyone would choose to live anywhere else! 😂
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onion person @junlper.beer · 18/09/2026
midwest oil refinery shuts down due to lack of supply. saudi arabia is unable to provide any oil to anyone until october. the bab al-mandab and hormuz strait both closed. it’s so cool to be alive in the worst energy crisis in history. can only get this with republican leadership!
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"In past conflicts, preparing lists of proposed targets — work that includes assessing how they align with an operation’s objectives — had taken hours for staffers to complete. Ahead of the US attack on Iran, much of that work was condensed into several minutes via Maven," a Palantir AI system.
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SeaTea @tierno158.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
If NFL owners want to censor who performs in stadiums, they shouldn't ask taxpayers to help build them. You can't take public subsidies for stadiums then use them as your personal editorial board. Pay for it all out of your own pocket and hold as many Kid Rock concerts as you want to.
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Democratic strategists: Ahhh! What's the right message!!?? Where do we moderate!?!? Jon Ossoff: This administration is horrible. I hate these people. We should put them in jail. I'm pissed Voters: This guy is cool Strategists: I can't figure it out!!!!!
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
ask and ye shall receive
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Republicans don’t have a Nazi problem—they are the Nazi problem
A spate of recent revelations have shown the ideologies and their adherents are one and the same.
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Before The Claw @preclaw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I understand that it’s a signifier of bad taste on this website, I’ll say it: I enjoy Macklemore songs and turn them up when they come on the playlist.
I’m here indulging my public humiliation kink.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We gotta seize this dude and all of his enabler’s assets after this. He’s done too much damage. It’s not enough for these people to just sail away from this on a big boat. That’s our boat.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A Philadelphia family just bought their first home with a $10,000 first-time homebuyer grant funded by a group of Quakers It’s part of the congregation’s racial justice plan to redistribute wealth to Black residents in the Germantown area as a form of reparations
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A Philly family bought their first home thanks to reparations from Quakers in Germantown
Green Street Friends Meeting, a Quaker congregation in Germantown, pledged to spend $50,000 a year for 10 years as part of its reparations work. It’s helping Black Philadelphians become homeowners.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Macklemore: Palestinian children are people. Robert Kraft *actively getting a handjob from a strip mall prostitute he refuses to tip*: We must ban this hate speech from every stadium in America. Let me call up my friends, the Epstein client list. Ed Sheeran: Good point, sir. Both sides, sir.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
'Honeysuckle’ design, 1883 by May Morris, influential textile artist and designer of the Arts and Crafts movement #WomensArt
Busy design with entwined vines, green leaves and pale pink flowers
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Murphy @murphyslawschool.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Robert Kraft, massage enthusiast and Patriots owner, taking a "moral stand" like this needs to be ridiculed non-stop.
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